But Monson told NPR that the law never stopped him from
selling AK-47s and AR-15, (the weapon used in the
Newtown shooting).

"I'm here to tell you, these guns never went away," Monson said.
"We've been selling them for 10 years perfectly legally, but they
do not have a bayonet lug or ... a compensator on the end of the
barrel."

And the people who would use these features with the wrong intent
are not buying weapons legally anyway, he said.

In fact, all that the ban did was drive up the prices of the
legal versions of the assault rifles, Monson said.